Raiders of the North Sea studios' next board game, Embarcadero, is coming to Kickstarter ‘soon’
Travel back in time to the height of the The Gold Rush in Embarcadero, an upcoming board game from Raiders…
Like chess? Here's why you’ll love its Japanese cousin, shogi
Board games have always been popular, but over the last decade, they have exploded. There has never been a better…
Midgard Icons: The Exarch of the Wastes
In this post, we’ll get an in-depth look at another of the 13 Midgard icons: Vermes II, Exarch of the…
WizKids Unveils Full-Size 'Magic: The Gathering' Planeswalker Figure
WizKids unveiled a Magic: the Gathering: Chandra Nalaar Full-Size Foam Figure for release into retail shops this December. Who better…
Magic: The Gathering's first-ever Dungeons & Dragons set, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, releases next summer
Magic: The Gathering will see its first full crossover with Dungeons & Dragons next year, in the form of a…
Where To Begin and Where To End
Over this past week, I was with family on our annual beach trip. It’s a great time for everyone to…
Changes to Digital Map Assets
I began a 12-week leave of absence at the beginning of February, during which life at Paizo, the games industry,…
Starfinder: Devastation Ark Adventure Path Trailer
Starfinder: Devastation Ark Adventure Path Trailer Tuesday, September 1, 2020 The discovery of a series of millennia-old ruins sets…
RPG Accessories: Make Your Dice Think About What They’ve Done In Dice Jail
Have you rolled your third failure in a row? Was there was a critical failure in there? It’s time to…
Midnight Gold Now Available: Five and Infinity Chapter 4
Demetrius Bassei came to the Netherworld of Mar Saothair to win back his son’s lost soul at the Midnight Gold,…
How to Create a Compelling Villain
Creating great villains for your campaigns has as much to do with their deeds as it does their motivations. Memorable…
D&D: The Wilderness Kit Hints At Exploration To Come
A new kit has gone up on the WotC website–the Wilderness kit, a DM’s Screen and other resources aimed at…
Mantic: ‘Hellboy – The RPG’ Kickstarter Only Has 5 Days Left
Less than a week to secure your copy and a bunch of Kickstarter exclusives! Mantic and Red Scar Publishing did a…
That’s How I Roll: Don’t Take HP Too Literally
Hit Points, or HP, have been an important component of RPGs (first tabletop, then video games) since the very beginning.…
Wizards of the Coast Drops 'Magic: The Gathering's' Release Schedule For 2021
Wizards of the Coast revealed its 2021 Magic: The Gathering release schedule which will feature a Dungeons & Dragons crossover…
Kobold Dispatch: September Edition
Straight from the Editorial Director’s snout, the Dispatch provides a sneak peek at upcoming publications and projects headed from the…
25–31 August 2020: Hasbro Pulse; Twilight: 2000; Wanderhome
The standard news may be a little quiet this week — Hasbro announces a digital convention; a senior designer leaves Wizards…
Tabletop Gallery: Untramarines In The Spider’s Web
Fabius Bile unleashes his latest pretties. Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make…
Board games: Mysthea Brings Complex Strategy Without The Clutter
Enter an immersive world shattered by a crystalline meteor while battling giant monsters and fighting over floating remnants of the…
Dreams of the Red Wizards: The Board Is Set
Posted on Aug 31, 2020 | Shock and worry are clear across the faces of Maelstrom’s court as the fire…
D&D Wilderness Kit
Details for a new D&D Wilderness Kit have emerged. This kit will include a DM screen, hex maps, ration tracker,…
This Week on Twitch, Aug 31 – Sep 06
Check out what we have in store this week on Twitch! Also if you’re interested in running your own Pathfinder…
(Not So) Secret Identities
I don’t know exactly when or how I became an introvert—we don’t have the kind of space in this column…
D&D: Tasha’s Cauldron Secrets Revealed – New Race/Stat Rules
Tasha’s Cauldron teases new rules in the latest Dragon+. Come and see how the rules for character creation are changing,…
Astral Projections – Mudhorn for Star Wars Saga Edition
The Xenobiologist has discovered a wild beast of Arvala-7. The mudhorn is a large, woolly quadruped with an impressive, slightly…
Way of the Fan
The way of the fan isn’t an official monk school per se. Rather, it’s typically a method that someone learns…
Expanding Codex: Flame-Scourged Scion
Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a flame-scourged scion without modifying its challenge rating. Blight…
Lion Rampant Imports Inks Distribution Deal With Bananagrams, Inc.
Lion Rampant Imports announced that it has inked an agreement with Bananagrams Inc. for the non-exclusive Canada-wide distribution rights to…
10 best Games Workshop games that aren’t Warhammer
If you tell someone you’re into Games Workshop games, most people would naturally assume you play either Warhammer 40,000 or…
Hollywood Mourns, Space Marine Stats, D&D’s Sigil, MtG Floors & Legend of Korra Cosplay
This weekend Hollywood mourns a shocking loss, more Space Marines stats arrive, plus explore D&D’s City of Doors, Magic the…
Eric Lang Leaves Executive Role at CMON
Premier game designer Eric M. Lang is stepping down from his role as Director of Game Design of CMON Ltd.…
Rolling for Initiative — Everyone Is Your Competitor
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
D&D: Tony DiTerlizzi Sends People Through Planescape Torment
Yesterday, artist Tony DiTerlizzi, better known as the artist behind Planescape, announced he was back with WotC, but not for…
We Review Dungeons & Dragons: Explorer’s Guide To Wildemount
It's been a minute since the Dungeons & Dragons team released the Critical Role-centric Explorer's Guide To Wildemount back in…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To Sigil – City of Doors
There’s a city that is full of doors to places you can’t even imagine. Welcome to Sigil. That’s right. It’s…
FFG: Now Available – Star Wars, Arkham Horror, And L5R
Check out all the goodies available from Fantasy Flight Games this week – it’s something for everyone! via Fantasy Flight…
D&D: Solasta, Crown Of The Magister Gets Ready For Early Access
With an Early Access window announced, and a luscious world on display, Solasta, Crown of the Magister is looking like…
Storm Edge Campaign Setting 13: College of Personas
Welcome back to the world of STORM EDGE: THE ADVENTURES IN EIGHT ISLES! This week, we are introducing new subclass…
Take On the Cyber World with These Cyberpunk Red Miniatures
In this post, we take a look at some really well done miniatures by Monster Fight Club for the new…
Pathfinder Battles: Bring Your PC to Life!
Fans of prepainted plastic gaming miniatures are no doubt familiar with the high-quality premium figures from our partners at WizKids,…
RPG Spotlight: Legend Of The Five Rings
Take on political upheaval, generations long rivalries, and celestial turmoil this week when we take a look at Legend of…
Druid 101: Circle of Spores
We’ve completed our second full rotation of the twelve classes in the Player’s Handbook, not to mention taken a deep…
Dungeon Master's Screen
Chart a Course in the Wilds Venture into the wilds with this kit for the world's greatest roleplaying game. This…
Something for the Weekend
August Bank Holiday weekend is upon us in the UK, and we here at EN Publishing hope you are able…
We go digital with Root, dig up hidden board game gems and dive into D&D’s Cauldron of Everything on this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast
This week’s episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is sponsored by Voodoo Ranger. Matt is joined by Lolies and Wheels for…
Cyberpunk Red co-designer Cody Pondsmith on bringing the RPG’s future to the present, keeping its ‘80s style and building up to 2077
“I like to joke that I was raised to be a game designer, but actually a lot of me getting…
Outside the Box – August 28th
Welcome to Outside the Box, this week with Creature Caster, Mantic Games, Corvus Belli, Ninja Division, Artel W Minaitures and…
D&D: Dungeons & Disabilities – The Community Responds To The Combat Wheelchair
In light of the weeks of ongoing discussion and unfortunate harassment surrounding the Combat Wheelchair, a disabled DM speaks out.…
Finder’s Archive – Blinkmoth Well
Copyright Wizards of the Coast Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.In this column, we take some of…
Nerdarchy – Out of the Box: Encounters for 5th Edition – Review
Out of the Box is a large tome of 55 encounters for the Dungeon Master that can be incorporated into…
One-on-One Roleplaying: How to Scale Combat
Effectively running combat for one-on-one 5E is a major area of concern for many GMs. After all, the monster challenge…
WizKids Unveils Their Largest 'D&D' Dragon Miniature to Date!
'D&D Icons of the Realms Miniatures: Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden - Arveiaturace Premium Set' WizKids unveiled D&D Icons…
World According to Griepp – A Live Experiment in the Attention Economy
We’ve been living through a live experiment in the attention economy, and the outcomes are showing that competition for geek…
Warhammer 40K: Wrath And Glory Gets Forsaken
A new book reveals a look on the other side of the Cicatrix Maledictum. Wrath and Glory’s Forsaken system offers…
Thursday Art Assault – Tiny Art Prints!
Hi everyone. For those of you who love art, but have a tight budget or very limited wall space, I’ve…
Rarity and Availability in Organized Play
A dhampir human who wields sword and flame. A leshy vigilante who patrols the streets in a bright mask. A…
Volunteering with the Organized Play Foundation
We’re taking a pause in our usual organized play program updates this week and shifting gears slightly. Building the program…
This Month On DM’s Guild and DriveThru RPG
Enter a Ghibli world, search for your missing friend via text message, and play as one poorly behaved goose this…
The Whisperers Coming for Mantic's 'Walking Dead'
Mantic Games will soon introduce the Whisperers faction to The Walking Dead: Call to Arms and All Out War. The…
Mythic Odysseys of Theros Breakdown, Part Two
It’s been… more weeks than intended… but today I’m getting back to my breakdown of Mythic Odysseys of Theros, the…
Dealing With Your Demons: An Interview With Josh Heath (High Level Games)
I freelance blog for High Level Games (HLG), so I keep up with the leadership’s announcements. When HLG COO and…
How to make a great dungeon for Dungeons & Dragons 5E
Dungeons take pride of place as the first ‘D’ of D&D, and it’s easy to see why. They condense the…
Japanime Games Unveils 'Ramen! Ramen!'
Japanime Games unveiled Ramen! Ramen!, a ramen-slinging card game by Brendan Hansen, for release in November 2020. Players have landed…
The Devastation Ark: Ruins In The Ice
The tunnel ran smooth and deep, a gullet boring down into frozen ground, beckoning explorers into its belly. Ariad-N5 planned…
Tabletop Kickstarter Round-Up: August 26, 2020
Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Epics N Stuff – Dwarves v2 Dwarves v2 backers will receive…
D&D Celebration 2020 – September 18th to 20th
D&D Celebration is a big event. BIG! It features open seats for thousands of people to play D&D online. Then…
August 2020 New Releases
We had some amazing new releases last month; are you ready for more? This month features a dire wake-up call,…
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How to: Time travelling in RPGs
Thumbnail image from Back to the Future Back to the Future, Dark, Doctor Who, Groundhog Day, even Avengers Endgame have…
D&D: Epic Encounters With Monstrously Good Minis
Awesome miniatures, epic adventure – Steamforged Games latest box comes with minis and an adventure tailor-made to use your new…
Rogue Review – Dungeon Mayhem
A friend introduced us to this game as a quick and easy time passer.Gameplay- A Dungeon Mayhem, from the makers…
D&D: Big New Event Goes Virtual – Celebration 2020
A massive new virtual event from Wizards of the Coast wants you to celebrate (and play) D&D, while getting a…
The History of Voltron with Marc Morrell and Greg Tyler (Let’s Voltron Podcast)
Marc Morrell and Greg Tyler are the hosts of Let’s Voltron, the official Voltron podcast. Marc and Greg join me…
Meet Our Team!
We’ve crossed the ‘t’s and dotted the ‘i’s, signed on the dotted lines, and we’re very excited to introduce our…
Renegade Game Studios Announces 'Alice is Missing' Roleplaying Game
Renegade Game Studios announced Alice is Missing, a silent roleplaying game designed by Spenser Starke with illustration by Julianne Griepp,…
The 4th Pillar: Adventure Isn’t Balanced
Not only are some of the most popular movies, books, and other media devoid of “balance,” so are our lives.…
West End Games: How An RPG Legend Expanded Star Wars’ Universe – Prime
From Paranoia to the expansion of Star Wars into what it is today, West End Games has one of the…
Heritage Auctions Offers First Edition Sealed 'Pokemon' Box, High-Grade Video Games, and Lower Grade Bucket-List Comics at Their September Auction
WATA 9.6+ 'Gyromite', WATA 9.8 'Super Mario Bros.', and multiple copies of 'Amazing Fantasy #15' Imaged by Heirtage Auctions Heritage…
Heritage Auctions Offers First Edition Sealed 'Pokemon' Box, High-Grade Video Games, and Lower Grade Bucket-List Comics Up At Their September Auction
WATA 9.6+ 'Gyromite', WATA 9.8 'Super Mario Bros.', and multiple copies of 'Amazing Fantasy #15' Imaged by Heirtage Auctions Heritage…
Warhammer: The Silver Tower Gets A Mobile Game
A new mobile game brings the familiar face of the Gaunt Summoner to your favorite device. Take a look at…
Free RPG Day adventures now on paizo.com!
This year Free RPG Day was Saturday, July 25, 2020. Designed to support your favorite local games stores with increased…
RPG Accessories: D&D Jewelry
From obvious charms to simple and subtle covert designs and even engagement rings, there is a plethora of jewelry out…
Introducing Band of Badgers
The latest weekly live stream campaign from Band of Badgers explores the world of Golarion from the time of ‘Rise…
Building a Pantheon: Divine Intervention
We have explored how to develop a pantheon for a specific culture, how to expand that pantheon to other cultures,…
D&D: WotC Hit With Delays For Dice Delivery
While the big November announcement has been the top story this week, over the weekend, WotC announced Rime of the…
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything is a positive sign that Dungeons & Dragons is working on its problems – preview
Some players might be disappointed to hear that the next Dungeons & Dragons 5E sourcebook focuses on providing behind-the-scenes options…
Only 11 Hours Left on the Massive Darkness: Hellscape Kickstarter
Make your pledge now to get all of those sweet Kickstarter only deals! Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape takes the original…
That’s How I Roll: Esoteric Creature Experiment #1
Today I thought I’d have some fun and make a monster using the Random Esoteric Creature Generator (RECG). The RECG…
D&D: WotC’s New Book Reveals – New Subclasses, Items, Spells, *PSIONICS* all CONFIRMED
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything promises to add a ton of new rules options to D&D. Curious as to what? Read…
Welcome Victoria Rogers, Social Media Kobold!
The warrens are abuzz today with some exciting news: there’s a new social media Kobold in our midst! Victoria Rogers…
D&D Celebration is a new community-led event for the RPG taking place next month
A new online Dungeons & Dragons event being held next month will let players take part in campaigns based on…
Brew Up More Dungeon Crawling Options With 'D&D Tasha's Cauldron of Everything'
Wizards of the Coast announced D&D Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, a new rulebook for Dungeons & Dragons, for release on…
Wizards of the Coast Drops Deets on 'Commander Legends' Product Line
Wizards of the Coast unveiled product line details for Commander Legends, a new set for Magic: The Gathering, which will…
Tabletop Gallery: Brothers, Eradicate THIS!
Some days you get the Ultramarines, some days you Ultramarines get you! Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or…
This Week on Twitch, Aug 24 – Aug 30
Check out what we have in store this week on Twitch! Also if you’re interested in running your own Pathfinder…